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... have and the BIOS version. - 1 - Launching the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology • The Intel Smart Response Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Z68 Chipset-based motherboard and an Intel Core series CPU. • The operating system must be ... in BIOS Setup 3. It is 64 GB. Then save changes and exit BIOS Setup. Installing the operating system and drivers to enable the Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. English Follow the steps below to the SATA disk 4. Installing a conventional SATA hard disk and a solid-...
... have and the BIOS version. - 1 - Launching the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology • The Intel Smart Response Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Z68 Chipset-based motherboard and an Intel Core series CPU. • The operating system must be ... in BIOS Setup 3. It is 64 GB. Then save changes and exit BIOS Setup. Installing the operating system and drivers to enable the Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. English Follow the steps below to the SATA disk 4. Installing a conventional SATA hard disk and a solid-...
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......67 4-5 Smart 6™ ...68 4-6 Auto Green...72 4-7 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 73 4-8 Cloud OC...74 4-9 TouchBIOS...75 Chapter 5 Appendix...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 85 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 90 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 90 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF...
......67 4-5 Smart 6™ ...68 4-6 Auto Green...72 4-7 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 73 4-8 Cloud OC...74 4-9 TouchBIOS...75 Chapter 5 Appendix...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 85 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 90 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 90 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF...
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GA-Z68P-DS3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB ATX_12V CPU_FAN COMA LPT LGA1155 OPTICAL HDMI R_USB GA-Z68P-DS3 USB_LAN SPDIF_O AUDIO SYS_FAN1 F_AUDIO Realtek RTL8111E PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 mSATA CODEC PCIEX1_2 BAT PCIEX4 iTE IT8728 PCI1 PCI2 SYS_FAN2 Intel® Z68 PCIe to PCI Bridge TPM F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 ATX M_BIOS B_BIOS SATA3_1 SATA3_0 SATA2_3 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4 PWR_FAN CLR_CMOS F_PANEL - 7 -
GA-Z68P-DS3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB ATX_12V CPU_FAN COMA LPT LGA1155 OPTICAL HDMI R_USB GA-Z68P-DS3 USB_LAN SPDIF_O AUDIO SYS_FAN1 F_AUDIO Realtek RTL8111E PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 mSATA CODEC PCIEX1_2 BAT PCIEX4 iTE IT8728 PCI1 PCI2 SYS_FAN2 Intel® Z68 PCIe to PCI Bridge TPM F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 ATX M_BIOS B_BIOS SATA3_1 SATA3_0 SATA2_3 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4 PWR_FAN CLR_CMOS F_PANEL - 7 -
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GA-Z68P-DS3 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Dual Channel ... Express x4 2 PCI Express x1 HDMI Dual BIOS PCI Express Bus x4 x1 x1 Realtek RTL8111E x1 PCIe to PCI Bridge RJ45 LAN PCI Bus Intel® Z68 2 SATA 6Gb/s 3 SATA 3Gb/s 1 SATA 3Gb/s 1 mSATA or Switch 12 USB 2.0/1.1 CODEC LPC Bus iTE IT8728 LPT COM PS/2 KB/Mouse MIC (Center/Subwoofer...
GA-Z68P-DS3 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Dual Channel ... Express x4 2 PCI Express x1 HDMI Dual BIOS PCI Express Bus x4 x1 x1 Realtek RTL8111E x1 PCIe to PCI Bridge RJ45 LAN PCI Bus Intel® Z68 2 SATA 6Gb/s 3 SATA 3Gb/s 1 SATA 3Gb/s 1 mSATA or Switch 12 USB 2.0/1.1 CODEC LPC Bus iTE IT8728 LPT COM PS/2 KB/Mouse MIC (Center/Subwoofer...
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...memory modules.) Integrated in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 4 x 1.5V .... Hardware Installation - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the Chipset: - 1 x HDMI port, supporting...
...memory modules.) Integrated in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 4 x 1.5V .... Hardware Installation - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the Chipset: - 1 x HDMI port, supporting...
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...: Pin No. For optimum heat dissipation, it in damage to connect it is the ground wire). DB_PORT 6) mSATA (Solid-State Drive Connector, Controlled by the Intel Z68 Chipset) The mSATA connector conforms to SATA 3Gb/s standard and can connect to prevent your CPU and system from overheating. Overheating may result in the...
...: Pin No. For optimum heat dissipation, it in damage to connect it is the ground wire). DB_PORT 6) mSATA (Solid-State Drive Connector, Controlled by the Intel Z68 Chipset) The mSATA connector conforms to SATA 3Gb/s standard and can connect to prevent your CPU and system from overheating. Overheating may result in the...
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... 1 7 1 SATA3_0 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 8) SATA2_2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. If more than two hard ...instructions on configur- The SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors support RAID 0 and RAID 1. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. 7) SATA3_0/1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA...
... 1 7 1 SATA3_0 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 8) SATA2_2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. If more than two hard ...instructions on configur- The SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors support RAID 0 and RAID 1. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. 7) SATA3_0/1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA...
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...disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to RAID(XHD) automatically. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to AHCI mode. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive ...(X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 Chipset.
...disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to RAID(XHD) automatically. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to AHCI mode. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive ...(X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 Chipset.
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...; Motherboard driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Before you...
...; Motherboard driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Before you...
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...will then automatically copy the driver files to your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 1, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- A. To install Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the \... Figure 1. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk (if you're using "Xpress Install" to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all required drivers from the menu in the BootDrv folder. 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings...
...will then automatically copy the driver files to your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 1, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- A. To install Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the \... Figure 1. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk (if you're using "Xpress Install" to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all required drivers from the menu in the BootDrv folder. 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings...